This Monday, January 10, marked 13 years since “Bitcoin” first appeared in a message on the social network Twitter. This and more news in this practical daily summary so that you are always informed with the most recent events that occur within the crypto world.
Bitcoin and Blockchain Adoption
📍It’s been 13 years since the word “Bitcoin” was first typed on Twitter. This Monday, January 10, marked 13 years since “Bitcoin” first appeared in a message on the social network Twitter. The late developer Hal Finney, one of the greatest pioneers of the cryptocurrency, wrote “Bitcoin” for the first time in a Twitter message that read “Running Bitcoin”, referring to the installation of a node on the blockchain network. In fact, Finney's node was the second to be activated and running on the blockchain, after the one installed by the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
📍Billionaire investor Bill Miller invests 50% of his assets in Bitcoin. The recent drop in value of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies does not stop American investor and fund manager Bill Miller, who confirmed that 50% of his net worth has been invested in the world's leading cryptocurrency - Bitcoin. Miller once again confirmed his confidence in BTC during a interview on WealthTrack, broadcast on YouTube. According to his statements, much of the bitcoins he currently owns were purchased at an average price of $30.000 per unit, so the investor has been adding more BTC to his balance sheet since at least last year. Miller has been investing in Bitcoin since 2013.
📍MercadoLibre, the e-commerce giant that has invested in Bitcoin, could launch its own cryptocurrency. According to the findings of Diego Marignac, a computer engineer, MercadoLibre could announce the launch of its own digital currency. On his Twitter account, Marignac highlighted the word “Melicoin” present in MercadoLibre’s code. According to his considerations, the e-commerce company may be preparing the development of its own cryptocurrency or a new product with that name.
MercadoLibre, one of the Argentine unicorns, has shown its interest and sympathy for new technologies such as Bitcoin, investing more than $7 million dollars in the cryptocurrency in May 2021. Likewise, the e-commerce company announced that it will begin accepting payments with this cryptocurrency from Brazil, while its CEO, Marcos Galperin, pointed out that BTC is a better investment asset than gold.
NFT and DeFi Markets
📍CatVers, the Catalan metaverse, is now available on blockchain. This Monday, the Catalan metaverse CatVers was officially launched, developed by the Blockchain Center of Catalonia (CBCat) as a virtual environment where the Catalan language and culture can be developed and brought to life. CatVers, based on the Catalan technology blockchain, will be a decentralized metaverse that will have its own cryptocurrency and digital economy. The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, the University of Girona and the Department of the Vice Presidency and Digital Policies of Spain also participated in the construction of this blockchain metaverse.
Miners
📍Kosovo strengthens its measures against cryptocurrency mining and seizes more than 300 devices in the country. An operation carried out by Kosovo police recently resulted in the seizure of 311 Bitcoin miners in two locations in the country. Authorities reported The operation is aimed at reducing illegal BTC mining activity on its territory, following the bans imposed by the government on this activity last week. Kosovo announced its new measures against cryptocurrency mining after detecting a massive increase in the demand for electricity during the winter.
Development and Technology
📍Disney will create a virtual simulator to offer interactive and 3D experiences from its theme parks. The American media and entertainment conglomerate Disney, which announced its interest in the Metaverse In 2020, it received approval for a technology patent with which it will develop an innovative virtual simulator, which will allow it to offer interactive experiences in the third dimension (3D) to visitors to its theme parks, without the need to use augmented reality glasses or headphones. As explained in the license, visitors will be able to project 3D effects to enjoy new interactive experiences using their mobile phones.
Cybersecurity
📍Arbitrum transactions halted for 7 hours due to hardware failure. The developers of the Arbitrum layer-two solution reported a failure in the network's main sequencer, which halted the blockchain for approximately 7 hours. According to the official statementArbitrum was unable to process transactions within the specified time due to a hardware failure on its masternode, which was caused by a software update.
The developers partially restarted the Arbitrum sequencer to allow the chain to add and confirm 284 transactions that had been sent to the network before it went down. In their report, they claim that the reactivation of Arbitrum has been done safely, to avoid any block reorganization on the chain.
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